County profile
Monroe County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#465 of 3,127 US counties by GDP57th-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
53,866
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,095
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
143,345
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$65.9k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
49.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
19.7%±1.2%
Business applications
1,481 · 2025
Retail establishments
397
27.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Manufacturing23%
Food & accommodation21%
Retail trade15%
Admin & support7%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
143,345
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $60.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−870
International migration+4,465
Natural change−676
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.4B2019
$7.3B2020
$7.7B2021
$8.3B2022
$8.9B2023
$9.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$285.2k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
9.8%±1.1%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$253.0M
1,139 units · 7.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
76.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 90Winter weather 89Earthquake 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3402016
3602017
3842018
4092019
4232020
4712021
5422022
5632023
5972024
6112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 20212,0532021
4622022
4792023
8722024
1,1392025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.6 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
91.9 km
Southern Indiana District, IN
Nearest commercial airport
8.2 km
MONROE COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $9.3B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.